R-Controlled Vowels — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. We have to hurry or we will miss the school bus.
Hurry splits hur-ry; UR makes the /ur/ sound.
2. She has beautiful curly brown hair with lots of ringlets.
Curly breaks into cur-ly; UR says /ur/.
3. When I was sick, a kind nurse gave me my medicine.
Nurse has UR making /ur/ in one syllable.
4. A slow green turtle crawled across the garden path.
Turtle splits tur-tle; UR makes /ur/.
5. The puppy has soft curly fur all over its body.
Curly shows UR in the first syllable: cur-ly.
6. Please hurry up so we are not late for the movie.
Hurry uses UR to make /ur/ in hur-ry.
7. The nurse checked my temperature with a thermometer.
Nurse is one syllable with UR making /ur/.
8. The turtle poked its head out of its shell.
Turtle has UR in tur-tle to say /ur/.
9. Our teacher said not to hurry through the math test.
Hurry uses UR in the first syllable: hur-ry.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
hurry
→ to move very quickly
to move very quickly
curly
→ wavy, loopy hair or fur
wavy, loopy hair or fur
nurse
→ a hospital helper in scrubs
a hospital helper in scrubs
turtle
→ a slow reptile with a shell
a slow reptile with a shell
Matching UR words to clues builds Grade 2 vocabulary alongside /ur/ spelling skills.